Mother's visit to Helsinki, Finland

Mother's speech at the Hoon-dok-hwe service Saturday, 22nd May 1999,
translated by Peter Kim, unofficial notes by Knut Holdhus.

The Shortcut to Becoming Filial Sons and Daughters

Who here are from Finland? From Denmark? And Norway? There are many
children from Norway. And from Sweden?

Do you recite Family Pledge every day? You must do that! And practise
it as well!

When you're really hungry, what do you think of first, God and True
Parents or food?

Are you united with True Parents? How much are you united with them?
[Someone replied 100%.]

Do you know what True Parents are thinking right now? [No] So you
cannot say 100%.

Blessed couples call themselves children of True Parents. How grateful
are you to True Parents that they have given you new life?

The population of Finland is about 5 million. Yet you could not restore
the country back to God and True Parents. How could you say you're 100%
united with True Parents?

According to the Bible, God loves this world so much. What is God's
and True Parents' hope for this nation? It is the restoration of its 5
million population.

We pledge to complete the realm of liberation, but have we done it
in our daily lives?

Human history has been for True Parents. For whom has the history of
Christianity of Western Europe developed? The foundation has been fully
established, but are we fully utilizing it? If we cannot utilize it,
how can we say we're 100% united with True Parents?

The year 2000 is only 7 months away. Why is the year 2000 so special? It
is because of the existence of True Parents and the blessed couples. You
may not be fully aware of it. The time we're living in is so special. You
must make yourselves into historical figures. You should become true
children of God.

There are two critical points I emphasize during this speaking tour.
According to God's providence, the six billion people on this earth are
destined to return to God's bosom. But we live in this time period when
True Parents are on the earth. You have the possibility to become true
filial sons and daughters. The prerequisite is to know True Parents. Then
we can attend them well. We have to live our lives united with True
Parents' heart. If you want to reach that goal, you have to learn Korean.

Two years ago our Korean movement published 12 volumes of Father's
prayers. This is volume six, about filial piety. [Mother holds up
that particular book.] It contains Father's prayers from the 1950's,
60's and early 70's. It was translated into Japanese soon after it was
published in Korean. For Westerners it may take one, two or three years
before you can get an English copy. Besides, it is almost impossible to
translate True Father's prayers.

Put yourself on the starting line of a marathon race. Do you want to
become a winner or a loser? We all want to win. Do you want to become
a victor or a loser when it comes to the heart relationship with True
Parents?

Without knowing True Parents, how can we call ourselves filial sons
and daughters of True Parents? The secret is to master Korean. You are all
young. Do you know why we must learn Korean? In Korean we have a saying:
"to kill two birds with one stone". If you master Korean, you gain three
privileges: 1) To speak Korean and to be able to study Father's words
directly. 2) To engraft directly to True Parents' heart. 3) It becomes
much easier to know and understand True Parents.

God prepared Christianity for 2000 years, yet they failed to
receive True Parents. That's why the 40 years wilderness course became
necessary. You should read read Father's prayers from the early years of
that period. Father was supposed to begin on the prepared and blessed
foundation of Christianity, but had to start all by himself. It was so
painful! Yet, still his main concern was to comfort God's heart.

We don't become filial sons and daughters by living a common way
of life. A filial child constantly attends True Parents. To what extent
have you realised your goal of becoming a filial son or daughter? Now
is the last opportunity. After 80 years of age, Father will be so close
to the spirit world. Father may go to spirit world before we reach full
maturity. We must live our lives differently from the past. We are only
seven months from the year 2000.

How much suffering, persecution and pain did Father have to go
through in order to make a victorious foundation in each stage until
now! There hasn't been a single day when True Parents could rest and
stretch their legs. Even in that miserable situation True Parents
attended and comforted God as a filial son and daughter, as patriots, saints
and a holy son and daughter of God.

There is a strong foundation in the spirit world as well. That's
truly a miracle. One week ago Father went to Pantanal and made a special
prayer condition, which signifies that Satan has completely surrendered
to True Parents. Father claims Satan's lineage has been completely
rooted out.

At the time of the creation, God created Adam and Eve with a special
privilege to name all things. Whatever Adam and Eve called them, would
be their names.

We have to form a perpendicular angle with True Parents, and the force
of the universe will be with us enabling us to accomplish our mission. We
don't have to deal with Satan's accusations. Don't you feel the different
time we're in? Then you should be able to go out with courage. How much
are you aware of it? There are already many miracles taking place.

Restoration of 5 million people is no problem!

Now we also have the liberation ceremonies for seven generations of
ancestors. With 120 generations liberated, the entire universe can be
saved. It is up to us! The key is in our hands!

It is also up to us to become true sons and daughters or to remain
secular people. God's providence is rapidly gaining speed now. To study
Korean is a shortcut. You have seven months until year 2000!.